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 Log Cabin home with a private beach access to Clear Lake. Located in Starr Valley Ranch a 147 acre gated nature retreat- perfect for swimming at the beach, cross country skiing or just walking on the trails. Maple hardwood floors, granite counter tops, stone fireplace, wood interior walls, large screened porch and many more amenities for your enjoyment. Home has a new shingled roof as of May 2008 and a new furnace in 2007.
Priced at: $364,900 MLS Listing Number: 2908916 More Information
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 Owner will install central air conditioning bid at $10,955. at the listing price. BRICK RANCH ON ABOUT 1/2 ACRE WITH SMALL CREEK MEANDERING THROUGH THE YARD. 3 bedroom, 2 baths in Buchanan township with a large wood deck to enjoy the creek. Beautiful hardwood floors. Home has high quality replacement windows, Lots of storage, 2 fireplaces, roof shingles in 2007, hot water furnace rebuilt in 2006. Storage room off of dining room was half bath plumbing still there and could be changed back. Sump pump has a back up unit on it. Water heater replaced in 2004 and Boiler rebuilt two years ago. House has two tax codes additional code is 11-06-6870-0029-00-6
Priced at: $185,900 MLS Listing Number: 2918416 More Information
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 Immaculate bungalow on 1 acre in Buchanan Township. This three bedroom, 1.5 bath home includes appliances. Had new roof in April of 2008. Spacious deck with hot tub,nice yard with mature trees. 2 car attached garage. plus a 40 x 30 pole barn which has a finished area partially insulated. phone, water and electrical. Also includes two additional out-buildings. Owner is updating kitchen, and painting.
Priced at: $164,900 MLS Listing Number: 2921045 More Information
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 Pre-construction. Builder will build this house in approximately 4 to 5 months. This is your chance to select the finishes in your new home. Home is located in the very popular Longmeadow Development, with easy access to Niles, Buchanan and South Bend. This planned community features nature areas, ponds and walking trails.
Priced at: $158,500 MLS Listing Number: 2905354 More Information
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 CUSTON BARRIER FREE HOME by Gerard. Home has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and main floor laundry. The main living area is open with a vaulted ceiling and open stairway. Homes features, ceramic and laminated floors, 42inch. hallway, full basement, spacious garage.
Priced at: $149,000 MLS Listing Number: 2910688 More Information
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 Pre-construction. Builder will build this house in approximately 4 to 5 months. This is your chance to select the finishes in your new home. Home is located in the very popular Longmeadow Development, with easy access to Niles, Buchanan and South Bend. This planned community features nature areas, ponds and walking trails.
Priced at: $139,500 MLS Listing Number: 2904591 More Information
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 Priced to sell..In Buchanan 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 1400 sq ft plus 3 season room. Just under one acre with this well maintained home, interior doors and trim replaced. Kitchen cabinets and windows have been replaced. Home has large master bedroom with bath attached. 2 window a/c units included. Cable connection in every room. Half of basement finished with large full bath, and half of basement a nice clean workshop. 15,000 watt generator which runs entire house during power outages. 50 amp service for outside use.
Priced at: $139,000 MLS Listing Number: 2841885 More Information
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 Completely renovated condo. Ceramic tile in kitchen and bath, new windows throughout and new sliding door to your private deck. Start enjoying the spectacular views and Maintenance Free lifestyle. Floating Dock on the River for relaxing and fishing, too. You'll love all the new features at Riverfront Condos of Niles.
Priced at: $99,900 MLS Listing Number: 2921877 More Information
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 ADORABLE. COMPLETELY REMODELED HOME in Niles.. Kitchen gutted has new cabinets counter tops and flooring. Has newer high end appliances. Totally new bathroom. New carpet flooring and paint through out A/C window unit. New vinyl siding and replacement windows new deck off of family room . Truly ready to move into.
Priced at: $92,900 MLS Listing Number: 2924917 More Information
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 50 rolling acres partly wooded . Desirable area on Warren Woods Road, lots of wildlife. 70% open fields and 30% woods. Overlooks large pond on property to north.
Priced at: $450,000 MLS Listing Number: 2906665 More Information
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 ST JOSEPH RIVER FRONT ACREAGE. This private setting with ravines and mature trees is spectacularly beautiful. Build your dream home on the bluff that overlooks the river. You'll have 636.44' of riverfront. The 11.01 acres is secluded with wildlife.
Priced at: $200,000 MLS Listing Number: 2844934 More Information
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 Tract 2..ST. JOSEPH RIVER FRONT ACREAGE. This private setting with ravines and mature woods, is spectacularly beautiful. Build your dream home on the bluff that overlooks the river. You'll have 578' of waterfront. The 11.55 acres is a nature setting to observe the abundant wildlife. Rolling, wooded land with ravines provides good hiking. Keep your watercraft at your dock.
Priced at: $200,000 MLS Listing Number: 2844933 More Information
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 Phase 4 of Edgewater Dunes, a new residential development in the City of St. Joseph, Michigan. Less than 700 feet from Lake Michigan beaches. Take a leisurely walk or short bike ride to charming downtown St. Joe, St. Joe River Yacht Club, West Basin Marina, Jean Klock Park, Tiscornia Beach, the piers and lighthouse. Best seat in town for 4th of July and Venetian fireworks. Common areas include a pond gazebo and irrigated tot lot. Open to all builders. Lot is suitable for a look out basement and backs up to a delineated wetland which may be expanded and enhanced with future development. ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE PLANS MUST BE APPROVED BY DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Priced at: $150,000 MLS Listing Number: 2846366 More Information
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 This lot is located in Edgewater Dunes a traditionally designed neighborhood with sidewalks a common pond with gazebo and a tot lot. Located within walking distance to Lake Michigan and Jean Klock Park, Tiscornia Beach, St Joe River Yacht Club, West Basin Marina, and the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course. Seller is a licensed real estate agent.
Priced at: $139,000 MLS Listing Number: 2844980 More Information
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 1.4 acres on the St Joseph River just south of Bear Cave. Property is wooded, with a clearing for a building site it has a fabulous view of the river. There is a walkable path to the water with 227 ft of river frontage and a pier on the all sport section of the river
Priced at: $120,000 MLS Listing Number: 2845601 More Information
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 9 + or - acres part of the land is wooded and part farmland with rolling hills. Land split off larger parcel. Split subject to approval by township. Shown as parcel D
Priced at: $90,000 MLS Listing Number: 2906682 More Information
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 9 + or - acres Mostly cleared with some wooded area. To be split off larger parcel. Sale is subject to approval from township on split. Shown as parcel C
Priced at: $90,000 MLS Listing Number: 2906689 More Information
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 Breathtaking views of the St. Joseph River on this picturesque wooded property in the midst of the Niles premier subdivision. This lot offers 180 degree views.. Winding River Estates offers a variety of wooded sites and privacy. All parcels have deeded access to the St. Joseph River including private boat launch. Owner is a licensed broker in the State of Michigan.
Priced at: $89,900 MLS Listing Number: 2848613 More Information
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 4.5 + or - Wooded acres. Nice area to build your home overlooking nature at it best. Property to be split off larger parcel and is subject to township approval. Shown on drawing as parcel A
Priced at: $54,000 MLS Listing Number: 2906679 More Information
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 Breathtaking views of the St. Joseph River on this picturesque wooded property in the midst of the Niles premier subdivision. This lot offers 180 degree views.. Winding River Estates offers a variety of wooded sites and privacy. All parcels have deeded access to the St. Joseph River including private boat launch. Owner is a licensed broker in the State of Michigan.
Priced at: $49,900 MLS Listing Number: 2848610 More Information
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 4.5 + or - acres Great area to build your home. Split subject to township approval.Shown as parcel B on drawing in photo's
Priced at: $49,500 MLS Listing Number: 2906676 More Information
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 This lot is located within the Longmeadow Development a planned community located in Southwest MI with residential homes set in nature. The development has easy access to South Bend and St Joseph. Property sizes vary from 1 to 5 acres. The development has common areas for enjoyment of wildlife and peace and tranquility
Priced at: $35,000 MLS Listing Number: 2844313 More Information
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 This lot is located within the Longmeadow Development, a planned community located in Southwest MI with residential homes set in nature. The development has easy access to South Bend and St Joseph. Property sizes vary from 1 to 5 acres. The development has common areas for enjoyment of wildlife, peace and tranquility.
Priced at: $35,000 MLS Listing Number: 2844312 More Information
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 The beautiful new prime subdivision Winding River Estates under development and ready to be your next home location. Private boat ramp access to the St. Joseph River, wooded, privacy and spectacular views. Rolling hills and other beautiful lot locations to choose from. Must See.. Owner is a licensed broker in the State of Michigan.
Priced at: $33,000 MLS Listing Number: 2918920 More Information
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 Residential building lot. A great place for your new home.
Priced at: $27,900 MLS Listing Number: 2919930 More Information
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 Beautiful wooded lot located in Winding River Estates offering private boat ramp access to St. Joseph River. Wonderful new subdivision with several homes completed and occupied.Owner is a licensed broker in the State of Michigan.
Priced at: $26,000 MLS Listing Number: 2918914 More Information
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Why Niles, Buchanan, and Three Oaks are Great Places to Live
Berrien County is justly famous for its frontage on Lake Michigan. From New Buffalo north and a little east, the coastline is impressive. Its bluffs and dunes, rocky crags and sandy beaches, offer many leisure-time activities.
There are public beach areas and parks and the coastal area includes attractive communities, high end shopping, and expensive homes.
No location within Berrien County is more than a 25 minute drive from the four-season panorama the Lake provides. Running east from the entryway to Michigan boundary line.. The Highway extends to and beyond the eastern border of the County.
It features a corridor of land, residences, and affordable real estate.
Niles, Buchanan and New Buffalo
Three population centers grace this route. Farthest east is Niles (population app. 20,000); then proceeding west 5 miles is Buchanan (population app. 6,000); and then another 10 miles to the Village of Three Oaks (population app. 2,000). You now are only about 5 miles from the starting point at New Buffalo.
These three communities shore the geography of the rest of the County.
There is a good reason for this: The ice ages, especially the last, the Wisconsin glaciation, scoured the entire region, its ebbs and flows carved out the many rivers and lakes, the moraines and plains, as well as the rock outcroppings and gentle hills.
The climate along this southern corridor is a favorable one. In spring it fosters the growth of grapes, spring flowers, and morel mushrooms; in the summer it offers nearly perfect conditions for boating, swimming, and fishing; in autumn the spectacular colors of fall foliage; while in winter there is skiing, ice fishing, and mile after mile of snowmobile trails.
The Educational Climate
The educational climate of these southern corridor communities is also very favorable. The school systems of Niles, Buchanan, and Three Oaks (River Valley) are separate but share in that excellence. The dedication of teachers and administrators is supported by the concern of parents as well as the general public.
Athletic facilities, activities and the spirit of competition are encouraged but not to the extent of overcoming academic achievement. Both Lake Michigan College and Southwestern Michigan College maintain branches that serve Niles and Buchanan directly. Universities like Andrews (Berrien Springs), Notre Dame, and Indiana University at South Bend are close by and offer cultural events, entertainment venues, and outstanding education and research.
Historic Significance
The historic significance of this southern tier runs deep. The first humans in the region were nomadic. They are likely to have followed the northern movement of the Wisconsin glacier, stopping long enough to have developed distinct cultures, but still dependent upon the movements of game and the changing seasons.
Hunting and, fishing remain prominent activities in this region—deer, turkey, small game, trout, salmon, pike, and panfish, are plentiful. If you are very fortunate, morel mushrooms may be found in the spring. Fortunately, both the wooly mammoth and the mastodon, hunted by the first humans in the region, became extinct!
The chemistry these three communities have in common is the atmosphere of the small town—its trust, friendship and close family ties—with easy access to Chicago, Detroit, South Bend, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids. Niles, Buchanan and Three Oaks offer the best of many different worlds.
Here are just a few of the special features of each community.
Niles, Michigan
Niles, Michigan is called the “City of Four Flags” for good reason. This rich heritage is now commemorated at the Fort St. Joseph Museum in the downtown area. The museum houses and displays exhibits and artifacts from the establishment of that Fort in 1691 by the French. As much commercial as military, the French maintained the loyalty of the Miami and Potawatomi Indian tribes in order to promote and to protect French trade, mostly furs, over that of the British.
The British, however, took control of the Fort in 1761. It is argued that too much alcohol, incompetent commanders, and bad policies toward the Indians left the region under more and often less British control. In fact, even a Spanish raiding party captured the Fort in 1781, raised the Spanish flag, and looted what they could. They left after one day.
The Treaty ending the American Revolution granted the area to the colonies and was soon followed by settlement and the establishment of Niles. Thus, the “City of Four Flags.”
Niles today is replete with historic buildings of elegance and style. The St. Joseph River cuts through the city and its banks include much public space for walking, running, or just meditation. For the very energetic, there is a will-constructed and well-maintained skatepark. Many festivals and events are held in these public areas: among them, the Niles Riverfest, Bluegrass festival, Apple festival and Parade, and the Hunter Ice festival with its professional ice sculpture exhibition.
In 2007 Niles was listed by Forbes Magazine as the best Small Place for business in Michigan. Later that year it was also chosen the Michigan Main Street Community of the Year.
Buchanan, Michigan
Buchanan, Michigan, though smaller than Niles, exhibits the same hospitality as the larger city. It also shares with Niles the pleasures of the St. Joseph River. The bluffs and hills overlooking the river are of outstanding beauty. Consider a fall day toward dusk, with its leafs of many colors, and you can almost ‘see and feel” the American Indian campfires from long ago.
Downtown Buchanan celebrates its founding in the 1830’s by updating its historic past. Pears Mill, established in 1853, continues to show visitors the operation of a water-powered flour mill on McCoy Creek. Alongside it is the Tin Shop, dating from 1865-66. Today it is a civic theater offering live performances from June through September.
Within easy walking distance there is also the Buchanan Commons—an open space used for band concerts, picnics, and a farmers’ market. Just a short distance father is the Buchanan art Center, while in the opposite direction is the magnificent McCoy Creek Trail.
Just outside Buchanan is the world-famous Fernwood Garden and Nature Preserve. Open year-round, it offers beautiful gardens and tranquil forests. The Nature Center, Clark Art Gallery, Fern House, and a fine dining room enhance the glorious scenery open to the visitor.
Buchanan shares with its smaller neighbor, Three Oaks, entry to some of the best grape growing and wine producing regions in the United States. Lemon Creek, Tabor Hill, and Round Barn are wineries that produce high quality products as well as offering tours and wine tasting.
Three Oaks, Michigan
Three Oaks, Michigan rests upon a gently-uplifted “hill,” a kind of “oasis” in the rich agricultural land around it. The centerpiece of the village is the large Warren Featherbone Factory, dating back to the late 19th century. Warren had the entrepreneurial vision to substitute turkey feather quills for the whalebone stays used in the corsets of that age.
Time has been kind to Warren’s imagination. The factory is still intact and open to the public. It also features a wine shop, a stage and theater, a lawn and garden store, and now, the opening of more that a dozen loft apartments.
Three Oaks boasts a unique festival in June. It is the annual Flag Day celebration. It is billed, properly so, as the world’s largest Flag Day Parade and Festival. Floats, marching bands, shopping bargains, competitive events and yes, lovely ladies—all combine to make this a popular crowd-pleasing event.
For the most part, however, Three Oaks gives its residents a sense of openness. Spacious parks, public areas, and playing fields extend out into fields and forested regions. Visitors and residents can also extend their mental senses on the basis of two venues, the Vickers and the Acorn. Vickers offers first-class cinema featuring top Oscar nominees and award-winning foreign films, while the Acorn features live performances from opera, to jazz, popular singers, and local jams.
These and many other activities are proudly supported by Radio Harbor Country (WRHC), a non-profit, all volunteer station, that continues to offer music of every kind—rock, blues, swing, classical, and modern sonic—but also features many “one of a kind” shows. The motto of the station is appropriate: “One hundred watts of power, 1000 watts of community.” New talent and shows are always welcomed.
The old and the new come together in Thee Oaks. Gone are the three massive oaks that gave rise to the name of the Village in the 1850’s. Both the Featherbone Factory and Dewey Park, however, continue to take the mind back in time.
In 1899, President McKinley commemorated the patriotic support of “Three Oakers” for the War of 1298 by contributing a cannon Admiral Dewey had taken from a Spanish warship. The park today is the annual center for a premier bicycle event, The Apple Cider Century Race. It draws a crowd of over 7,000 cyclers, many of whom take the longest, a hundred mile, ride through many of the scenic back-roads of southwest Michigan.
The small downtown area is filled with small shops, many of them mindful of the past but featuring up-to-date products. The list includes a bookstore, an old-fashioned drug store, two taverns, numerous antique stores, a gun shop, post office, an elegant library housed within a National landmark bank building, an ice cream shop, art galleries, and a number of delis featuring speciality food items. All of these offer patrons the friendly service we usually associate more with the past then the present.
The communities of Niles, Buchanan, and Three Oaks are in many ways distinct; however, together they form a whole that is more appealing than the sum of its parts. One very early pioneer who traveled this land called it “a bit of God’s paradise on Earth.” Without boasting, it still remains “pretty darn good.”
Last Updated Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
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